Convertible furniture.



J. H. HESTER, C. K. BECK & P. F. DOST.

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

APPLICATION F |LED JULY 3. 1914.

' Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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4 Mm i EI IE 'J. H. HESTER, C; K. BECK & P. F. DOST.

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1914.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

JAMES H. HESTER, CHARLES K. BECK, AND PAUL F. DOST, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAMES H. Hns'rne, CHARLES K. BECK, and PAUL F. Dosr, citi- Zens of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Furniture; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to convertible furniture, and consists more particularly in an article of furniture convertible for use as a davenport and a physicians examining table.

It is an object of the present invention to provide in a single piece of furniture a davenport and table convertible at pleasure for use as either, whereby to economize floor space by dispensing with the necessity of having such articles in separate pieces; and further to reduce the purchase price of such articles.

Another object of the present invention resides in constructing a piece of furniture of theabove character so as to consist of few and simple parts, readily operable to convert the furniture as required.

A further object of the invention consists in providing an article of convertible furniture constructed withldrawers for holding accessories for use in connection with an examining table; and. slides arranged to be used as shelves on which appliances and surgical instruments may be placed convenient to the physician.

Reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar parts are indicated by corresponding reference symbols throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a piece of furniture constructed in accordance with the present invention and arranged for use as a davenport; Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the piece of furniture converted for use as a physicians examining table; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same arranged as a davenport; Fig. 5 isa similar view showing the piece of furniture converted as a table; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of a detail. 7

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, 1 designates legs supported on casters- 2, connected together by front and rear lonareeach arranged to be movable through the end panels 5, and the intermediate drawer 8 is arranged'to slide through the front longitudinal panel 3.

The parts above described constitute a supporting structure, at either end of which are erected arms 13, and supported thereon between the arms is an upholstered seat 14. A. member 15,:upholstered on the obverse side thereof, as indicated at 16, is normally supported in the position shown in Fig. 4 to constitute a back cooperating with the seat 14 and arms 13. The member 15 is provided with brackets 18 embracing the arms 13, and each of the brackets, as more particularly illustrated in Fig. 6, has mortised therein a plate 19, secured by screws 20. The plate 19 is formed at one end there of with a perforated web 21, from opposite sides of which project cylindrical bearing sleeves 22 and 23. The bearing sleeve 22 is arranged in a recess in the bracket 18, as shown, the recess being arranged coaxial with perforations formed in said bracket 18 and each adjacent arm 13 for the reception of the bolt 25, which same passes through the bearing sleeves 22 and 23, and is threaded into a nut 27, mounted in a recess in the inner face of the arm 13.

The nut 27 may be concealed from view by the wooden plate 28 secured thereover. A spacing block 24 is mounted over each bearing sleeve 23 between the bracket 18 and the adjacent arm 13 and acts to maintain the two apart, so as to prevent marring of the arms 13 by the movement of the bracket Patented Nov. 9, 1915. l

about the arm. It'will be understood that the web 21 and sleeves 22 and 23 'forman elongated bearing for the bracket 18, which turns upon the bolt 25, as will be hereinafter described. v V As more particularly shown in Fig. 5, the member 15 may be revolved about the pivotal connection provided between the brackets 18 and arms 13 to a horizontal position.

resting upon the upper edges of the arms,

stirrups 35 maybe adjusted to the required position through the series of notches 3 1, as

- hold the Will be understood.

In practice, the improved article of furniture may be arranged as shown in Figs. 1

I and 4 for use as adavenport. The same may be readily converted into a table by grasping the back 15, and revolving the same about the pivot bolts 25 to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, where the back rests in a horizontal position upon the upper edges'of the arms 13, and providesupon its reverse side a table for use in examining, or for surgical purposes.

The various appliances for use in-' connection with such a table, as for instance the upright rods 32 and the brackets and stir-- rups above described, arestored away in the drawers 7 and 8, arranged 1n the supporting structure, and are'convenient to the physician when their use is demanded; Theslides v V V I tures,.1n.pr'esenceof two witnesses.

12 may bemoved to the position shown in r Fig; 2, Where they will. act as supports for the various instruments and appliances; to

hands.

We have illustrated described p Copies of 'this patent may be obtainedfor same convenient to the 'physicians in described apparatus which could be used prising a supporting structure providing a seat, arms erected ateitherend of sa d seat,

a back, brackets mountedon said back and ivotall connected to said arms for ermitting the back to be swung'over and rest on the arms to provide a table, each of said brackets being perforated and provided with a recess communicating with the per,- fora-tion, plates mortised in the recesses in said brackets, webs formed on the ends of said plates and arranged 'coaxially with respect to said perforations, bearing sleeves formed on each of said webs'and" extending in opposite directions therefrom, a bearing block mounted on each projecting sleeve, and pivot bolts connected between said arms and brackets and passingthrough said bear- 1' ing sleeves, substantially as described.

2. An article of convertible furnlture comprisinga supporting structure providing a seat, arms erected at either end of said supaortin structure a back brackets mounted l b 7 7 on said back and pivot'ally connected to said arms to permit the backv to be swung over and rest on the-arms to provide a table, each of said brackets being perforated and provided with recesses in communication with theperforations,*plates mortised in said recesses, bearing sleeves extending in opposite directions from each of said plates, pivot bolts arranged between said arm-s and brackets and passing through said bearing sleeves, 1

and spacing blocks mounted on the respective projecting sleeves and bolts and arranged to space thebrackets from said arms, substantially-as described. 7 I

In testimony whereof, we afliX- our signafive cents each, byiaddressing the f? Commissioner of Patents, I Washington, 13.0. o I i 

